COLIN Farrell and Edward Norton star in this hard-hitting drama about a multi-generational family and police corruption in New York City.

But it’s Noah Emmerich who comes out on top in the acting stakes as Francis Jr, the commanding officer of four colleagues killed during a drugs’ raid.

Set in the fictional 31st Precinct in Washington Heights, Chief of Manhattan Detectives Francis Tierney Sr (Jon Voight) sets out to discover who was responsible.

His son, Det Ray Tierney (Norton), takes up the cause, working alongside brother Francis Jr and brother-in-law Jimmy (Farrell). But, were the deaths the result of a tip-off from inside their own force and, if so, what’s in store for the investigators?

Using handheld cameras to draw you in, Declan Quinn’s bleached-out cinematography arms you with a sense of foreboding.